MAGNOL's VACATION: encounters with interesting trees and plants...
Monday, August 19, 2019
Banksia serrata
species:
Banksia serrata
common name: saw banksia
family: Proteaceae
where & when encountered: Santa Cruz, CA - 2012
basterkobas
species:
Cyphostemma juttae
common name: basterkobas, Namibian grape
family: Vitaceae
where & when encountered: Carpinteria - 2017
Friday, August 9, 2019
cut-leaf banksia
species:
Banksia praemorsa
common name: cut-leaf banksia
family: Proteaceae
where & when encountered: Carpinteria, CA - 2019
Queensland bottle tree
species:
Brachychiton rupestris
common name: Queensland bottle tree
family: Malvaceae
where & when encountered: Carpinteria, CA - 2019
A relative of the bottle tree featured earlier in this blog,
Brachychiton populneus
.
"the blob"
species:
Deuterocohnia brevifolia
common name: ?
family: Bromeliaceae
where & when encountered: Carpinteria, CA - 2017
I suggest that a good common name for this plant would be "the blob".
Wednesday, July 31, 2019
desert fern
species:
Lysiloma watsonii
common name: desert fern
family: Fabaceae
where & when encontered: Carpinteria, CA - 2019
shaving brush palm
species:
Rhopalostylis sapida
common name: shaving brush palm
family: Arecaceae
where & when encountered: Carpinteria, CA - 2019
It's interesting to note that this is the only palm tree native to New Zealand.
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